Boot and the like



May 23, v1939. J. TyMuPHY V .BOOT AND THE LIKE Fiied Dec. 4,` 1936 2 Sheets-Sheet l Mg/ il? fija/7253.

Mal) 2.3, 1939- J. T. MURPHY 2,159,816

BOOT AND THE LIKE Fiied Dec. 4, ,-1936 2 sheets-sheet 2` l i, Patented 2,3, v19.239 I l v i' *l i l UNITED STATES PATENT FFICEl j v 2,159,816 s Boo'i` AND THE LIKE James T. Murphy, Chicago, Ill. Application Dooombori, 1936, serial No. 114,122 7 claims. y(Q1. sii-5o) l i This invention relates to boots and like artibe brought out more fully from the following cles and more especially to riding boots and putspecification, reference being `had to the accommeg panying drawings, in which:

`In riding boots as manufactured heretofore Fig. 1 is a` rear view of la boot illustrating my 1 5F two important conflicting considerations are in'- invention; l 5

" lvolved. Such boots of necessity must be as at- Fig. 2 is a sideview of the same, partially tractive as possibleand at the same time must be broken away;

i comfortable and well tting, but asis well known, Fig. 3 is an enlarged detail view taken along `inorder for 'such boots to be pulled on, the calfr the line 3-3 of Fig. 2; y

M10" `portion must be made with a circumference sub- Fig. 4 is a front view of the boot vwith thefront 10 "stantially larger than the calf of the leg of the portion partially broken away and showing the Wearen the consequence of which is that this slitted back portion partially separated;

l portion of the bpot is loose and after some use Fig. 51,5 a fragmentary view showing the lower i l1, the weight of', the calf portion causes a wrinklingV portion of a trouser leg with a slide attachment l "1,5, (offthe leather around the ankle, all of which for connection withthe boot; l5

" detracts from the appearance; andthe boot be- Fig. 6 is a sectional view of the same taken l ing loose at the upper portion tends to discomalong the line 6-6 of Fig. 5;

fort andadditional means of attachment as by a Fig. 7 is an enlarged detail view illustrating lfstrap at the top is often employed. 1 theslide locking means shown in Fig. 4;

20 It is` to overcome these objections that my pres- Fig. 8 is a View partly in section illustrating 20 ent invention has been conceived, and l'. have the locking tool and a riding crop with which it developed a boot which is not only attractive may beassociated;

`by having pleasing lines but one which is both Fig. 9 is a rear view of a boot similar to that 'weoinfortable by being form fitting and one which of Figs. 1, 2, and 4, having in addition a water- 2"5 may be secured to the foot in a simple yet secure proof tongue; 25

l manner. Fig. 10 is a partial top view of the'same taken In my boot I have provided a slitted back along the lille lll-l0 OfFig. 9; and i portion through which the ankle and foot may Fig. 11 is a front view partially broken away be inserted, and the slit portion closed by a showing my invention as applied t0 a Puttee.

;. .,-gofastenersofthe well-known slide type.` I have Referring 'more particularly t0 the drawings 30 ,t l further provided partial support for the boot I ShOW a leatherbOOt l5 having a Sele I6, heel atthe upper portion of the calf by a similar Il. upper I8. ankle portiOIl I9, Calf 20, having slide type arrangement on the lower portion of an upper edge a, and counter 2l, which has thetrouser leg which further promotes the coma seam 22. The calf and ankle portions of the w `fort `of the wearer because of the close fit beboot are slitted at the back from the top edge 35 l tween the garment and the boot at this point. 20a to the counter 2l and form meeting edge l invention is applicable not only to a boot portions 23 which have meeting edges 24. A

l `but vtto a puttee and also to high-top hunting stringer 25 of hookless fasteners 26 of the well shoes havingawaterproof tongue similar to those known slide type is secured along each edge o in which ordinary lacing is employed. portion 23-`interiorly thereof as `by stitching 21, 40

l It is therefore an object of my invention to the stitching 21 being spaced a small amount l, provides, simple, practical, and eicient article away from the edg'e 24. The fasteners 26 are of the character described. i 'provided on the inner. face with a locking slider y Another object is to provide a boot `having 28 which has flat faces 29 and 30, the face 29 improved and simplified securing means. being arranged to lie along the interior of the 45 k 1 `Another object is Ato provide a boot having a boot edge portions 23. A short section of a chain `,slitted portion adapted to facilitate attachment 3l is secured to the inner `face 30 of slider 28 and yet having concealed attaching means. and comprises a number of balls 32 and links Another object is to provide a boot having at- 33.y In order to facilitate the operation of the wtaching means whereby the boot may conform slider 28 I have provided an operating tool or 50 tothe ankle and calf outlines of the wearer.` hook 34 which has a shank portion 35 and a `further object is to provide aboot adapted hook 36 which, together with a tongue 31, form for partial lsupport from an article of apparel, an abutment notch 38, which notch is adapted l such as breeches. l to engage chain 3l whereby th slider may be `Qther objects and advantages will appear and pushed downwardly, the hook 36 being adapted 55 to similarly engage the chain for pulling the slider upwardly to lock the fasteners 26. The hook 34 is provided with a handle 39 which has a neck portion 40 adapted for engagement with the end of a bore 4I in the handle of a crop 42,

which as shown in Fig. 8 has the usual thongs Locted a substantial distance below the upper edge 20a I have provided a similar stringer 44 o f fasteners 45 secured as by stitches 46 circumferential'ly around the interior of the boot, the stringer of these fasteners being provided with a slider 41, which fasteners are adapted for attachment to a trouser leg 48 which is shown as having a bottom portion 49 and buttons 50. A Stringer 5I having fasteners 52 of the separable type is provided with a pin 53 which may be slipped into slider 41 for attachment of the fasteners 45 and 52. The stringer 5l is secured to the trouser leg by stitching 54. It will be apparent that when applying the boot to the foot and leg the fastener connection may be made between fasteners 45 and 52, and the trouser 48 will provide partial support for the boot I5`as well as provide a closed connection between the'two at this point.

Referring to Fig. l1 I- show my invention as applied to a puttee in which the elements numbered I8 to 26, 21, 28, 3| and 44 to 41 are substantially identical with the corresponding portions of the other figures. The puttee is shown at 55 and has a top edge 56'and bottom edge 51, and a locking pin 26a is employed for separable engagement with the slider 28.

In Figs. 9 and 10 I show a boot substantially similar to Figs. l, 2, and 4, in which the slitted back opening is protected by a waterproof tongue 58 which has double folded portions 59 and edges 60 which are stitched at 6l to the4 meeting edge portions 23 of the boot.

While I have illustrated and described the preferred form of construction for carrying my invention into eiect, this is capable of variation and modification without departing from the spirit of the invention. I, therefore, do not wish to be limited to the precise details of construction set forth. but desire to avail myself of such variations and modifications as come within the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is: v

l. A boot or like article having a foot portion, an ankle portion, and a calf portion, said ankle and calf portions being slitted at the back forming meeting edge portions, and adjustable means to retain said meeting edges together, said means including slide type fasteners secured adjacent said meeting edges interiorly of said article, the slider of said fastener being located entirely Within the article, and means for operating said slider disposed on the inside of the fasteners.

2. Avboot or like article having a foot portion, an ankle portion, and a calf portion, said ankle and calf portions being slitted at the back forming meeting edge portions, and adjustable means to retain said meeting edges together, said means including a'stringer of slide type fasteners secured to and along each of said meeting edge portions in substantial spaced relation to said meeting edge, said meeting edges being adapted to cover said fasteners and the slider when said fastener has been actuated to the closed position, said slider being operable only from the inside of the meeting edges and inwardly ofthe fasteners.

3. A boot or like article having a foot portion, an ankle portion, and a.calf portion, said ankle and calf portionsbeing slitted at the back forming meeting edge portions, and adjustable means to retain said meeting edges together in abutting relation, said means including slide type fasteners Athereto and interiorly of said article, and an actuating slider engaging the fasteners of the fastener strips and' disposed on the inside of the latter and adapted to be actuated only from within the article.

5. A boot or the like having an ankle portion and a calf portion formed to fit the wearer, said ankle and calf portions being closed except at the back portion where it is slitted to form meeting edge portions, a stringer of hookless fasteners secured along the inner face of each edge portion, and an actuating slider on the inner faces of the fasteners to draw said meeting edge portions together in abutting relation, said actuating slider being provided with an operating device on its inner face and operable wholly within the article and being free of all projections outwardly of the article or rbetween said edge portions.

6. As a new article of manufacture, a boot or like article having an ankle portion and a calf portion all made to conform to the outlines of the wearer, said ankle and calf portions being slitted longitudinally to form meeting edge portions, stringers of fasteners secured at the inside of the article along said meeting edge portions, and a slider engaged with said fasteners and having operating means on the inner face thereof and projectingsolely inwardly thereof to move 'and retain said meeting edges together with an uninterrupted and unobstructed smooth exterior surface free of parts between said edges and outwardly thereof.

'1. A boot or like article having an ankle portion and a calf portion formed to snugly fit the wearer, said portions being slitted at the back from the top of the calf portion to the bottom of the ankle portion and forming meeting edges, stringers secured along the inner faces of said portions adjacent the edges and having coacting separable fasteners, a slider engaged with the fasteners and movable along thefsame to draw said edges together into contacter to separate the same, said slider having means on its inner face through which it may be actuated, said slider being positioned entirely within the article and the edge portions of the boot being free of portions interposed between said edges and said stringers, and a tongue over the fasteners from the top to the bottom of the slit and having its opposite edges secured beyond the stringers to.

the inner face of said boot to enclose the stringers. fasteners and slider between said boot and tongue. JAMES T. MURPHY. 

